Ah yes.. let's go back and see how may friggin' times this kid has had to go to Trials.. now.. this was Trials for Sasuke 20 back in 2008.. just as I started to blog.

And again in Sasuke 21 also 2008 where he actually made it to Sasuke. This was actually my first trials blog back when Sasuke Maniac on TBS television still existed.

Ah yes.. I remember this.. /cries.. Sasuke 22 Trials where he was thrown in a tug of war.. and Ryo's group lost... that group had to do 800 meter run and he didn't run fast enough to be automatically selected to the next round ... so yeah he was eliminated

Sasuke 25's trials (after a long absence of trials.. thanks M9.. /sigh) where Ryo was so happy he got this as part of the trial.. he smoked everyone else and was back on Sasuke!

Don't think this is recent but he's had to go through a lot to get here again. Just like the rest of the Sasuke Trial Qualifiers (even Yuuji) getting even SELECTED to try out was a process (he was not chosen to compete in Trials in the past)

Meanwhile for those who follow my blog you know where this is.. this.. is Ryo's room.. be prepared..

yes that tiny room has all those life-size obstacles! LOL

How he sleeps in here is beyond me.. LOL

We've followed his progress for a few years.. I do hope he gets past stage 1 finally.. he's so friggin' talented!

I had to have this explained to me. THIS is his mother's house. Yes.. that's his mother. Her name is Miki. Young isn't she?.. she could be my age.. shudders the thought that I'm old enough to be Ryo's mother too.. LOL

Awwww she has a bunny! Yes.. I'm staring at the background.. Considering all the stuffed animals and bunny and Winnie the Poo plushies.. this place is the 100 acre wood!

Miki is his Mom's name. Btw this is important.. and might be long.. but.. his parents are divorced. Ryo lives with his father (remember that room we know? that's his Dad's house). THIS is his mother's house.

Why is this important? Because in Japan when you divorce.. you don't ever have contact with the other person who left.. including children. So it is HIGHLY unusual to see his mother at his events over the years. We haven't seen Nagano 2 sons in some years..

Those remember that UNCLI sign from the last Sasuke he was in.. the person in the middle with the hat was his mother (just above "cliffer")

Miki again here at Trials (wrapped around a Sasuke towel I am coveting..) for Sasuke 27 so it's important for Ryo to keep the tie with his mother even though society in Japan accepts one parent disappearing from the children's lives after a divorce. Ryo seems to not accept that term and has kept his tie with his mother and include him in everything tied to Sasuke. I love him even MORE now!

Speaking of Sasuke 27 trials.. which apparently we will have to pay for to even see.. /sigh

Seems he did the event and must have done well to be featured here!

not sure what that graphic means.. maybe #2 qualifier?

The course ended at the top of the Warped Wall

as he celebrates with a rebel yell at the end of the stage (after hitting the red button)

Oh.. I "think" that's Yuuji on the far left, definitely Kawaguchi in the middle and looks like wow Ryoma is back? Once I get a better pic of this I'll fix it in the blog.. or.. I can wait until later when I get to the blog of Sasuke 27!

We are back from commercials.. Everyone by now should know this date by heart..

A clip from ANC2 where Levi and Brian made it to Sasuke 20 back in early 2008

Then came the ANW's with ANW1 which was tied to Sasuke 23 back in 2009 where Brian returned to Sasuke again

Then they cut to Sasuke 26 which was tied to ANW2 where 10 Americans like David dominated with 4 people in the 3rd stage in early 2011 (technically late 2010 but .. you know :p)

For once they got the reference and location right.. LOL Back in May, 2011 which seems like eons ago now.. ANW3 taped in Los Angeles, California

Where they had a Sasuke shrine so to speak.. I still facepalm whenever they screw up "緑山" or "Midoriyama".. THE STUPID WORD ALREADY MEANS GREEN MOUNTAIN YOU DOPES... /sigh.. let G4 take the credit of having redundancy in Mount Green Mount.... it's a TBS lot you idiots..

since they didn't bother to actually invite any of the Japanese to return..

much to their chagrin.. their clothes were the only ones invited back.. This of course was Nagano's wifebeater™, tabi and one of his saddlecloths

Takeda's orangie pantsu

and right next to it was Shingo's hat.. of which my husband wants royalties for noticing it's curse.. LOL

ANW's format was simple. Zerging the course for stage one with over 300 participants.. then taking the top 30 times (which is not shown LOL) and taking the top 15 from semi's to boot where they pick the top 10 to compete in Sasuke

Montage of fails and whatnot from ANW3

And the part that most Sasuke fans hate.. that God awful Boot camp the competitors are subjected to..

At least this time they listened to the competitors and made better food arrangements.. because ANW2's boot camp was downright ghetto when it came to the food..

and the whole point why TBS did this in the first place.. they had to explain to the Japanese audience they the HELL they don't have a Stage 3 competitor from the previous competition come back to Sasuke when everyone else is back.. This.. is Brian Orosco ブライアン・オロスコ

Seems G4 found it necessary to bring everyone back to trials even though no one else in the world who gets that far in Sasuke is subjected to such stupidity.. I know when the Japanese qualifiers get to the 2nd stage they literally go on record saying they are happy not to be thrown back into trials.. apparently G4 didn't get the memo.. how else will they make ANW legit anyway? It sucks in the ratings so seriously.. this makes no sense to subject them to this..

it's just so damn retarded that Sasuke competitors that actually friggin' DOMINATE the REAL course.. which btw is the whole point of the DAMN TRIALS in the first place.. are forced to return to trials.. W.. T.. F.. G4 needs to learn a thing or two about courtesy.. something at least TBS/M9 have extended to everyone regardless of their country of origin for the past 14 years.. anyway.. enough G4 hate for one blog post..

Here is the ANW3 top 10. I wish they didn't have to be subjected to the circus that is ANW.. to think.. even if these guys kick ass in Japan.. they still have to re-qualify the next time.. /facepalm

Here's Strat btw (YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY.. ehem..) they show clips of the top 10 and put their jobs.. which is important for TBS.. they build the Sasuke roster according to it.

and sporting shades to scare off the Japanese.. LOL David Campbell デイヴィッド・キャンベル

and because we know TBS absolutely loves him.. here's a fluff piece! He's an artist!

and a musician!

and the part that makes TBS drool.. he's got a life-sized Sasuke built! so what if it isn't HIS backyard.. it's in the family.. and he built the damn thing! mwahahahhaha

meanwhile they love putting up reminders of failure.. this is Sasuke 26 where he fell off the *Ultimate Cliffhanger アルティメットクリフハンガー

of which TBS loves he was one of the first ones to build

Americans arriving in Japan.. notice they showed the subdued video rather than the one NBC showed? LOL

Predicting victory this time!

SASUKE USA! (Yay... sorry. hearing those words made me very happy :) Especially that they pronounced it right! Then again.. Levi isn't in this group.. okay okay I'm digressing..

We have finally gotten to the day of the competition which btw was in July..! And even the famous have to GET IN LINE!!!

Holy hell.. they let Ryoma back on camera.. seems M9/TBS forgave him for the whole breaking NDA thing from back in Sasuke 23.. LOL anyway.. I see Kawaguchi, Hashimoto, Kishimoto..

ASA!!!!!!!!! He's back!!!!!!! Sorry.. remembering Sasuke 21 where Ryo made it and I blogged about it? Well Ryo and Asa both were in the prelims together and both made it to Sasuke 21. Seems Asa FINALLY got out of Trials!Btw I got a translation for what the Kanji means:魂：meaning spirit or soul, so his back is meant to read "The spirit of Sasuke or the soul of Sasuke"

内藤大助 Daisuke Naito (Former WBC Flyweight Champion)

That's him now less bloodied

Seems they have an array of Olympic Medalists that apparently are no named because they only showed their sports! LOL

one being some chick they liked her pic from..

speaking of some chick.. 城下麗奈 Rena Joushita (Hurdler)

長谷川恒平 Kouhei Hasegawa (Amateur Wrestler)

and.. wow.. who's butt did he have to kiss to get back on the show?? LOL I can't believe he's back! Anyway.. for all you classic Sasuke fans.. Kinnikun is back!

Yay! Wakky is back!

/sigh.. now TBS is making me nostalgic.. for the love of everything holy.. BRING SPORTSMAN #1 BACK!!!!! Anyway.. this is なかやまきんに君 Kinnikun Nakayama (Comedian)

and way back in 2006 during Genoijin Sportsman #1 (that's the Celebrity one to qualify for the Pro Sportsman #1 later in the year) なかやまきんに君 Kinnikun Nakayama (Comedian) became Champion

meanwhile the following year in 2007 was the last of the Genoijin Sportsman #1 tournaments that marked the win of Wakky ワッキー

Wakky ワッキー who we keep saying is the current champion since another Celebrity one hasn't been made!